By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton
In Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. the New Jersey Supreme Court, addressing a little-litigated issue, held that there is a right to jury trial in a bad faith failure to settle case. [1] This commentary examines that holding.
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The bankruptcy context is particularly ripe for D&O claims, and it also represents a particularly difficult claims context for D&O insurers. Anyone with any doubts about just how complicated bankruptcy claims can be will want to take a look at the settlement that the various concerned parties...

Insurance agents and brokers are insurance professionals whose actions in placing insurance require compliance with the standards of practice and skills of an insurance broker which are not necessarily matters of common knowledge. Under Pennsylvania law, and all of the United States, an insurance broker...

Isaacs v. Chartis Specialty Ins. Co. , 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44053 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2014), [ enhanced enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ].
In Isaacs , the district court held that the insurer breached its duty to defend an underlying action alleging that the insureds were negligent...